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    What do I have USMC machete ???

    there is a good chance this is a worthless modified tool, but as I'm using it now to split kindling for the fire place, thought I better check, before I possibly do damage to it... wood scales, USMC stamped at the base of the blade, very heavy steel 5/16" or possibly a couple .001's thicker...
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    is there any real definable difference between Leupold VX 1, 2, &3's ???

    I see the price goes up, & different scopes have varying features & reticles, but are there set differences in lens quality, adjustment hardware quality or something definable between the 1's, 2's, & 3's ???
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    Leupold Rings question...

    so... I've been redoing some scopes on my rifles, & in doing so, I've bought 3 new sets of Leopold rings & bases, from Cabelas... Cabelas doesn't always have the best prices, but I noticed that these rings have the Leupold logo stamped / engraved into the top of them, & none of my other Leupold...
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    reforming cases ... back to original

    so, as many calibers as I reload, sometimes you can't help reforming some, however I always try to get correct head stamps when ever possible... last night I continued to work on going through all my brass, moving them from my old reloading area to my walk in gun safe room, & new loading...
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    better Remington 700 spring needed

    my 6.8 Remington 700 project is nearly done... the rifle is together but only feeds marginally right now... 1st & last rounds always feeds, but 3rd round never feeds... the rifle was originally chambered in 22-250, I bought a Remington 6.8 magazine box from gun parts corp. & used a spare 17...
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    anyone ever seen the straight pull bolt Czech 22 rifle ???

    FIL collected Czech rifles BRNO & CZ... we inherited his collection, & interest in those rifles... I bolstered the collection with a semi auto 22 Magnum, & a nice 22 Hornet bolt action... along with several others... one of which, is a straight pull bolt action 22... rifle seems kinda cheesy to...
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    your choice... .308, bolt action, heavy barrel, wood stock ???

    I've got a spot for one more bolt action rifle... I have an M1-A .308, but thinking I could use a .308 bolt action... this will be used primarily for informal target use, I think I'd prefer a heavier barrel, & wood stock ( laminated would be fine ) not looking to spend any more than I have to (...
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    anyone ever seen wood inserts for the older Ruger Composite stocks ???

    I have an older Ruger model 77 with the olive plastic inserts, & right now it's hanging on a rack with several other wood stocked rifles... I think it would look like it belonged there better if I had some wood inserts... I think I've seen them before but have no idea where... any thoughts ???
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    buying myself a Henry Lever 22 for Christmas... what is your favorite ???

    I'm thinking a brass 22 LR... but could be swayed on another model, but am pretty sure I want to stick with 22 LR ( even though ammo is still tough to come by ) ... & do they make one with an actual brass receiver like the bigger brothers, or are all the brass ones made with the formed brass...
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    got an offer to buy a semi sporter Kraig 30-40

    I know values are next to impossible, without pics...but, curious what you think you would offer ??? original stock, cut to carbine length, recoil pad added, NOS Springfield carbine length barrel, original military sights... I'm thinking the rifle should still be worth $225 - $250.00... I...
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    Hey ! reloaders... super clean 44 mag factory loads... what do you supposed they used

    had my retired buddy give me about 600 44 mag cases... some reloaded a couple times, some once fired, & some new "old stock" 60-70's Remington cases still in the original boxes... running the fired cases through my de-capper prior to wet tumbling, I noticed a couple boxes of older Federal once...
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    thinking about another snubbie...

    I'm both partial to revolvers, & to snubbies... I currently have many antique double action & single action, a couple modern single actions... but looking at my modern double actions, I see a definite hole... I have no 38 / 357 modern double action snubbie... I have a 6 shot 32 H&R Mag Air...
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    Got a twisted idea the other day...

    I love doing CAS, so I love my lever guns... got to thinking about a fun / taki cool lever gun, for range fun use only... something magazine fed, & maybe even something with extended magazines... a couple of rifles that came to mind were the Ruger Lever guns that used the rotary magazine...
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    300 Blackout... tough to reload ???

    this cartridge doesn't really interest me, as I'm not a huge AR fan or collector... but just was looking at a pic of the cartridge... with almost no shoulder, does this seat on the mouth, or the shoulder ??? heard people complaining about the small shoulder on the 35 Remington before, yet the...
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    BT vrs FB bullets... where / how fast is a difference noticed ???

    Any generalizations here??? my range only goes to 300 yards... in the past, I've used both boat tail & flat based bullets with seemingly similar results, though I really didn't stretch my legs to 300 that much in the past... I've heard that a boat tail takes "a bit" to settle down... if this...
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    Lets talk leather... any fix to those growing fuzzys, how to prevent in the 1st place

    I have a pretty large leather collection, holsters, belts & slings, & my CASS gear, like chaps & the like... & I like to dabble with holster making myself, a lot of my holsters are antique, ( I have several Heiser tooled leather holsters ) & many of my leather items grow fuzzys, even though I...
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    Vintage "German" reticle scopes worth any more than any other old scope ???

    Vintage post & crosshair reticle scopes worth any more than any other old scope ??? FIL must have liked these reticles particularly for deer hunting, & I'm attempting to trade in several shotguns for a new bolt action rifle... so while cleaning them up, & pull off the scopes, I noticed that the...
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    "picitinni" or Weaver "style" ???

    what is the difference... looking for weaver style base blanks for a project, & all I'm finding at 1st look is picatinny I always wondered... are they the same dimensions & thus a set of Weaver style rings will go on the picatinny base ???
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    Looking for a barrel mount scope base for take down 10-22

    got a buddy that bought one of the take down Ruger 10-22's... we are looking for a base if there is one already made, that will replace the barrel mounted rear sight, for use with a long eye relief scope... thinking it would be more accurate with the barrel mounted scope, than a receiver mounted...
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    thinking about a couple "hunting competitions" next year for my friends, on my range

    I've been buying lil plastic animals, as I've been planning this for a while now... thinking of having 4-5 shoots through out next summer... each shoot will have a theme American small game & varmints... gun used... 22 LR only... small plastic small game & varmint animals will be spread out in...
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